As another year draws to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that 2011 was (man, that was truly an awkward construction, eh?). As usual, there was much sturm and drang about social media, the…
It's that time of the month - time to glance back and see if anything really happened in the past 4 weeks. Surprisingly enough, it did. Here's what I noticed: Monster partners with Ogden Newspapers: Monster adds to its bevy…
Another week, another 'job boards are dying' blog post. If I had a dollar for every post like this, I'd be a (moderately) rich man. Truly. I try to avoid the 'job boards are dying' discussion because (a) it's a…
What exactly is happening in the job board and online recruiting world? Well, to paraphrase Neil Young, 'job boards never sleep' (okay, yes, that was awful!), so here's a quick roundup of some industry tidbits: JobTarget continues growing: The software…
If you're part of the 97% of the US population with a cell phone, you most likely use it for more than phoning. And if you're part of the burgeoning subset with an iPhone, Android, or other smartphone, I can…
Ever wonder how the financial markets might affect your job board? Well, wonder no more - Monster, Dice, and 51Job all experienced double-digit drops in the wake of S&P's downgrade of the U.S. government. (And this was after reporting some…
The amazing success (and possible bubble) of LinkedIn's IPO last week got me to thinking about job boards and money. Almost a year ago I wrote a post about how one makes money with job sites - interestingly enough, it…
Predictions are a dime a dozen - and if you're lucky, no one goes back at the end of the year to see how accurate your soothsaying actually was. Nevertheless, I like predictions just as much as the next person;…